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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday, November 19, 1968
Excedrin headache No. 38 - 29
Vince Gibson, K-State's head football coach, wiped the beads of toil from his forehead in the fourth quarter of Saturday's KU-K-State football game and with that "It's been a blue, blue day" look on his face, walked toward the Wildcat locker room. His 'Cats had just dropped a 38-29 decision to KU. Photo by Greg Sorber
Bowl fever high
By STEVE SMILANICH UPI Sports Writer
After powerful Penn State, determined to prove that Eastern football is on the upgrade, and Kansas, surprise team of the midlands, yesterday accepted invitations to play in the Orange Bowl, post-season bowl sponsors across the nation began the task of lining up opponents for the holiday season extravaganzas.
The Orange Bowl, scheduled to be played Jan. 1 at Miami, was one of two major bowl games filled during the day in which three teams from the Southwest accepted bids.
The other bowl game filled was the Bluebonnet scheduled Dec. 31 at Houston, Tex. It will involve Oklahoma of the Big Eight and Southern Methodist of the Southwest Conference.
Oklahoma's sudden late-season surge, which claimed back-to-back victories over Kansas and Missouri after only two wins in its first five games, has given the Sooners a chance at winning a second straight Big Eight championship under Chuck Fairbanks.
If the Sooners defeat both Nebraska and Oklahoma State, they gain no worse than a title tie and could win it outright if Missouri and Kansas play to a tie Saturday.
The Southeast teams landing bowl berths were Georgia, Tennessee and Auburn.
The Tigers accepted a bid to play in the Sun Bowl, Dec. 28, at El Paso, Tex., while Tennessee signed to compete in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas, Tex., on New Year's Day.
The post-season puzzle began to take shape last Saturday night after top-ranked University of Southern California beat Oregon State to nail down the host berth in the Rose Bowl at Pasdena, Calif. on New Year's Day.
Georgia, champion of the Southeastern Conference, accepted a Sugar Bowl bid at New Orleans, La., Jan. 1.
The visiting team's spot in the Rose Bowl will be filled by the winner of next Saturday's Big Ten title game between Ohio State and Michigan.
Here's how the bowl games shape up;
Rose Bowl-USC vs. Big Ten champion Ohio State or Michigan.
Sugar Bowl—Georgia vs. Texas or Arkansas.
Cotton Bowl-Tennessee vs. Southwestern Conference champion Texas or Arkansas.
Bluebonnet Bowl- Oklahoma vs. Southern Methodist.
Sun Bowl-Auburn vs. Wyoming. Arizona State or Missouri.
Orange Bowl—Penn State vs. Kansas.
Bowls still to be filled are the Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn. Dec. 14, the Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 28, and the Peach Bowl at Atlanta, Ga.
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In State College, Pa., Penn State students were less enthusiastic about KU going to the Orange Bowl.
The word spread like a trail of ignited gasoline. In a matter of minutes after the announcement yesterday almost three-fourths of the student-faculty population at KU knew the Jayhawks were headed for Jackie Gleason land and a New Year's date with Nittony Lions of Penn State University.
Ron Kolb, sports editor of the Daily Collegian, the Penn State student newspaper, said last night in a telephone conversation with the Kansan sports editor, that many students at Penn State were surprised at KU's selection as an opponent for their Lions.
"We were counting on playing Georgia," Kolb said, "but a KU-Penn State matchup should be pretty interesting."
Penn State wanted Georgia
Kolb said most Penn State students feel teams from the Southeastern conference, of which Georgia is a member, are stronger than Big-Eight teams.
Kolb said Penn State plans to "airlift" at least 1,000 students to Miami. He said plans are being made to reserve about 1,000 hotel rooms in Miami for students going to the game. He said most Penn State students would travel to Miami on their own.
"As far as I know," Kolb continued, "the team will get to Miami about two weeks before the game in order to work out and get ready for KU.
"It's going to be the Penn State defense against the KU offense." Kolb said.
This year's trip to the Orange Bowl will be the first for Penn State. Last year Penn State tied Florida State 17-17 in the Gator Bowl. KU has not been in a bowl game since 1961 when the Jayhawks beat Rice 33-7 in the Bluebonnet Net球.
Penn State has two more
games remaining on their schedule before they meet the Jayhawks. The Lions must play Pittsburgh this Saturday and
Syracuse the following week
Syracuse the following week:
"We're worried about Syracuse," Kolb said. "This is one of those rivals like KU-K-State."
"Saturday afternoon isn't nearly as tough as Saturday night."
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